Booker Ervin The Song Book

180g Vinyl LP Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray!
Booker Ervin's "Song Book" is an exception among his albums, as it contains only standards. But they are so great and played with Ervin's typical curiosity and adventurousness that saxophone fans will get their money's worth. With pianist Tommy Flanagan at his side, he even creates elegant, smooth ballads, such as "Yesterdays". Richard Davis plays bass and Alan Dawson drums, both of whom are loyal companions of the tenor saxophonist.
Analogue Productions' prestige stereo reissues feature 25 of the most collectible and audiophile recordings by legendary sound engineer Rudy Van Gelder. Mastering by Kevin Gray.
Of Booker Ervin's nine Prestige albums, this one is special because it presents him exclusively in the contexts of standard songs. Ervin's aggressiveness, his ferocity, his incomparable Texas spaciousness of sound and style, are undiminished. But the compositions provide familiar guideposts by which to track his explorations, which were unfailingly full of adventure and daring. In his only recorded appearance with Ervin, pianist Tommy Flanagan balances the music with his customary elegance. On bass and drums are Ervin's frequent recording companions Richard Davis and Alan Dawson.

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• Stereo
• Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray
• Plated by Gary Salstrom
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Tip-On Jacket on Thick Cardboard Stock

Musicians:

• Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan, piano
• Richard Davis, bass
• Alan Dawson, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. The Lamp Is Low
2. Come Sunday
3. All the Things You Are
Side B
1. Just Friends
2. Yesterdays
3. Our Love Is Here to Stay